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Absentee

Published in 1812, “The Absentee” by Maria Edgeworth examines social injustice in 19th-century Britain. At that time, the management of many Irish estates suffered from the absenteeism of their Anglo-Irish landlords.

We meet Lord and Lady Clonbrony. Lord Clonbrony struggles with debt, while Lady Clonbrony tries to shed her Irish connections and earn status in London’s high society (known as “the ton.”) Meanwhile, their son, Lord Colambre, is wary of the entanglements of that society and escapes to the family estate in Ireland, where he discovers the abuses that have arisen in the family’s absence.

Maria Edgeworth was a pioneer of realism in fiction, and one of the most successful and popular novelists of her time. She offered satirical portraits of society manners and sympathetic treatment of regional life. Her work won admiration from authors such as Jane Austen and Sir Walter Scott. “The Absentee” is named in the reference list “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.” - Summary by Bruce Pirie

Year of Publication: 1812Genres: Published 1800 -1900,Literary Fiction

Running Time: 11 hours 21 minutes 09 seconds(17 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Bruce Pirie

#	Chapter Name
	Chapter 1 Bruce Pirie	27:58
	Chapter 2 Bruce Pirie	38:46
	Chapter 3 Bruce Pirie	36:48
	Chapter 4 Bruce Pirie	36:02
	Chapter 5 Bruce Pirie	1:03:15
	Chapter 6 Bruce Pirie	49:02
	Chapter 7 Bruce Pirie	36:24
	Chapter 8 Bruce Pirie	24:57
	Chapter 9 Bruce Pirie	39:57
	Chapter 10 Bruce Pirie	30:44
	Chapter 11 Bruce Pirie	25:29
	Chapter 12 Bruce Pirie	33:24
	Chapter 13 Bruce Pirie	48:53
	Chapter 14 Bruce Pirie	1:00:04
	Chapter 15 Bruce Pirie	30:05
	Chapter 16 Bruce Pirie	53:18
	Chapter 17 Bruce Pirie	46:03